Colour

#8DC7BC

#8DC7BC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#8DC7BC is a cyan with RGB values 141, 199, 188 and HSL 169°, 34%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8DC7BC#8DC7BC

HEX#8DC7BC

RGBrgb(141, 199, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7804, 0.7373

RGB percentages55.3%, 78%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(168.6, 34.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 29.1%, 78%)

CMYK29.1%, 0%, 5.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,291,708

CSS custom property--colour: #8DC7BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#723843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B9BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7CC9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Light blue · ΔE 16.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C78D98

Analogous#8DC79F, #8DB5C7

Triadic#BC8DC7, #C7BC8D

Split complementary#C78DB5, #C79F8D

Tetradic#9F8DC7, #C78D98, #B5C78D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F9F8

Lighter +20%#D1E9E4

Lighter +10%#AFD8D0

Darker −10%#6BB6A8

Darker −20%#4EA090

Darker −30%#3E7D71

Darker −40%#2D5B52

More saturated +25%#78DCC9

Less saturated −25%#A2B2AF

Channel breakdown

R141

G199

B188

Red141 (55.3%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue168.62°

Saturation (HSL)34.12%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8D · G C7 · B BC

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